Edgar Galiñanes López de Victoria was born in April 1917 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. He was the youngest of seven children, six boys and one girl. He was brought up speaking Spanish and English.

Since he was young, Galiñanes loved to read and had a great interest in history.

He first met Mary, his future wife, when he was 16. She entered the family’s bakery to buy candy and Galiñanes said to himself, “she will be my wife for the rest of my life.” The couple later had one son, Edgar Galiñanes Lafont.

For many years, Galiñanes was the manager at his family’s various bakeries and coffee shops. The most prominent business was a luxurious restaurant in San Juan called El Nino, which became the choice destination for high class visitors and Latin American celebrities, politicians, artists and business owners.

When Galiñanes retired, he moved to Springfield because his son was employed at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners. That way he and his wife could be with their two grandchildren, Edgar and Jan.

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